Judg 9:48 | NET2full | STEP | He and all his men went up on Mount Zalmon . He took an ax in his hand and cut off a tree branch . He put it on his shoulder and said to his men , “ Quickly , do what you have just seen me do !”

‏ Judges 9:48

48 He and all his men ^{▼▼tn Heb “his people.”} went up on Mount Zalmon. He ^{▼▼tn Heb “Abimelech.” The proper name has been replaced with the pronoun (“he”) due to considerations of English style.} took an ax ^{▼▼tn The Hebrew text has the plural here.} in his hand and cut off a tree branch. He put it ^{▼▼tn Heb “he lifted it and put [it].”} on his shoulder and said to his men, “Quickly, do what you have just seen me do!” ^{▼▼tn Heb “What you have seen me do, quickly do like me.”}